It Takes A Village

The name of the new show, by veteran KBOO programmer, Shaheed Haamid It Takes A Village is from an old African proverb that recognizes the diversity, differences and unity needed to make a community work. It Takes A Village will attempt to examine some of the current political and social issues affecting our local as well as global community today, in order to view situations and peoples from a multi-dimensional perspective.

Shaheed Haamid hosts a call-in discussion called "50 Years after the March on Washington." It's been half a century since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech. Where do we go from here? Call in at 503 231-8187.

Shaheed Haamid hosts a special interview and call-in with Rev. Dr. Leroy Haynes Jr. of the Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice and Police Reform on police accountability, the recent Supreme Court Decision on Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, and plans for the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington which occurred on August 28th, 1963.

Host Shaheed Haamid speaks with Michael Alexander, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Urban League of Portland. The Urban League of Portland, founded in 1945, helps empower African Americans and other Oregonians to achieve equality in education, employment, and economic security. We are a non-profit, community-based organization headquartered in North Portland and an affiliate of the National Urban League.

Host Shaheed Haamid speaks with Cliff Walker, a Portland native, and Frances Quaempts-Miller, volunteer staff of Clean Water Portland and a chief petitioner for the referendum on fluoridating Portland's water. They will talk about Measure 26-151.

Host Shaheed Haamid speaks with Will Bennett, Community Practitioner/Futurist/Historian At Large, about Black History Month, the Golden West Hotel Project, and how it relates to Portland's black history. The Golden West Hotel was a vibrant place of employment and socializing for Portland’s African American community in the early 1900s. Bennett is Creative Director of the Golden West Hotel Project.

Host Shaheed Haamid speaks with local community leader Michael "Chappie" Grice about the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and "Keep Alive the Dream," the annual local celebration of Dr. King's life.

Michael “Chappie” Grice is a teacher, administrator, coach, mentor, researcher, college instructor, entrepreneur, arts advocate, raconteur, grandfather, and documentary filmmaker. He has worked more than 40 years in public education. He holds a B.A. from Cornell College and M.A.T. from Reed College.

Mr. Grice currently serves as Executive Director for the Center for Airways Science, an educational program for urban teenagers teaching aviation and applied mathematics.

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Host Shaheed Haamid interviews Shafia Monroe, Founder and President of International Center for Traditional Childbearing (ICTC) and community activist devoted to infant mortality prevention, breastfeeding promotion, and increasing the number of midwives of color.

In addition to being a Certified Midwife by the Massachusetts Midwives Alliance, Shafia Monroe is also a Childbirth Educator, a Doula Trainer, and mother of seven children. She is a health activist, organizer, and international speaker.

Monroe formed the Traditional Childbearing Group in 1976, in part because of the need for better health within Boston's Black community, but also because White women dominated the field and opportunities for aspiring Black midwives were few and far-between. Monroe was profiled in the book “Granny Midwives and Black Woman Authors" for her ground breaking work in training African American midwives in Boston, Massachusetts, her hometown.

Monroe's African spiritual and ritual-based practice was also chronicled in a photographic essay in the Boston Globe before her move to Portland in the early 1990s. For over twenty years, Shafia has successfully reached out to Black women from every walk of life and has served as a midwife for thousands of women. Shafia has conducted countless childbirth classes, breastfeeding promotion classes, parenting classes and worked on legislation with others to help bring the services of midwives to all women.

Host Shaheed Haamid speaks with Patricia Feathers, Founder and Executive Director of Urban Bridges Studio in Northeast Portland, a non-profit organization whose purpose is to see that every child will have the same opportunity available to them to improve and excel in their lives.

Host Shaheed Haamid and guest Hank Stern, spokesman for Multnomah County Department of Community Justice, honor the passing of Rob Ingram, director of the Mayor's Office of Youth Violence Prevention, and discus what is being done about youth violence in the community.

Host Shaheed Haamid speaks with Dr. John Carlos and Dave Zirin. Dave Zirin is the sportswriter for The Nation magazine, and Dr. John Carlos was one of two athletes who raised a Black Power salute during a medal ceremony at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. They collaborated on the new book "The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World" published by Haymarket Books.

Host Shaheed Haamid looks at the legacy of Jefferson High School with Jefferson alumnae Maggie Mashia and Donna Maxey, authors of the book “100 Years of Excellence,” a tribute to Jefferson, featuring 100 of its most distinguished graduates.

Host Shaheed Haamid speaks with the the Rev. LeRoy Haynes Jr., Vice President of the Albina Ministerial Alliance and Senior Pastor of Allen Temple CME Church in Northeast Portland. They discuss questions about police accountability and the latest incident involving the shooting and killing of Keaton Otis, a young black man. How did a routine traffic stop escalate into the loss of life of this man?

On August 7th at 11:00 AM KBOO inaugurated the first installment of It Takes A Village with a program focusing on "President Obama and the Muslim World." What are his chances of healing the rift between Islam and the West? Shaheed Hamid explores this topic with his guest Mamadou Toure, Imam, and President of the Institute of Islamic and Interfaith Studies, based here in Portland, OR.